MU 145 Chapter 16

The English madrigal flourished during the reign of Henry VIII.

John Farmer primarily worked in

Claudio Monteverdi was one of the most artful and influential composers of the Italian madrigal tradition.

Italian madrigalists set words such as death, heaven, and stars with great expression.

Which culture developed a complex tradition of social part song, in which separate musical lines are combined

Women began to play prominent roles in the performance of music both in the home and at court during the Renaissance.

Madrigal texts often included emotional words for weeping, sighing, trembling, and dying.

The syllables "fa la la" appeared in the refrains of secular music from

Where did Farmer work as an organist and choir master?

In many world cultures, secular songs tend to be polyphonic.

The Renaissance French chanson is an outgrowth of music developed by

Phyllis is a ________ in Farmer's setting of Fair Phyllis.

Which of the following was the MOST important secular genre of the sixteenth century?

John Farmer was born in Italy and then moved to London.

The expressive device making the music directly reflect the meaning of the words is known as

Word-painting is an expressive device in which the music directly reflects the meaning of the words.

Madrigals such as Farmer's Fair Phyllis were designed for professionals to perform to an audience.

The late Renaissance madrigal came to full flower in the music of

English composers adopted the Italian madrigal and developed it into a native form.

What two important secular genres arose from the union of poetry and music?

Which of the following best describes the character of Farmer's Fair Phyllis?

Where was the madrigal first developed?

Unlike Italian madrigals, Fair Phyllis has no word-painting.